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1 American Athletic Conference Football Report 2015 Season Week Contact: Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for Communications csullivan@theamerican.org 15 Park Row West Providence, RI AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Temple rv/rv Won 4 UConn Lost 1 EAST USF Lost 2 UCF Lost 4 East Carolina Lost 2 Cincinnati Lost 1 SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Memphis rv/rv Won 11 Navy Won 6 WEST Houston rv/rv Won 3 Tulsa Lost 1 SMU Lost 1 Tulane Won 1 THIS WEEK Thursday, September 24 Memphis 53, Cincinnati 46 Memphis: Paxton Lynch, 24 of 36, 412 yards, 2 TD, 11 att., 52 yards; Anthony Miller, 5 rec., 156 yards, 1 TD; Sam Craft, 12 att., 50 yards, 2 TD. Cincinnati: Hayden Moore, 31 of 53, 557 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT; Max Morrison, 9 rec., 162 yards, 2 TD; Shaq Washington, 9 rec., 120 yards, 1 TD; Chris Moore, 5 rec., 153 yards, 1 TD. Saturday, September 26 UCF at South Carolina... Noon Television: ESPNU Series: South Carolina leads, 4-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 28, 2013 South Carolina, Navy at UConn... Noon Television: CBS Sports Network Series: Navy leads, 6-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 30, 2006 Navy, Virginia Tech at East Carolina... 3:30 p.m. Television: ABC/ESPN2 Series: Virginia Tech leads, 13-6 Last Meeting: Sept. 13, 2014 East Carolina, James Madison at SMU... 7 p.m. Television: ESPN3 Series: First meeting Texas State at Houston... 8 p.m. Television: ESPN3 Series: Texas State leads, 4-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 1, 2012 Texas State, Open Week USF Next Game: Oct. 2 vs. Memphis Temple Next Game: Oct. 2 at Charlotte Tulane Next Game: Oct. 3 vs. UCF Tulsa Next Game: Oct. 3 vs. Houston WEEKLY HONORS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Keenan Reynolds Sr. QB Navy Antioch, Tennessee Reynolds set an American Athletic Conference single-game record with five rushing touchdowns to lead Navy to a win against East Carolina in the Midshipmen s first conference game in program history. Reynolds rushed for a game-high 142 yards on 24 carries, capping the Midshipmen s first three drives with touchdowns and registering his NCAA-record 13th career game with at least three rushing TDs. Reynolds, who ranks fourth in NCAA history with 70 career rushing TDs, stands seven touchdowns away from the all-time mark of 77, held by Wisconsin s Montee Ball. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Eric Wilson Jr. LB Cincinnati Redford, Mich. Wilson had a game-high 18 tackles with a pass breakup to help Cincinnati to a win at Miami (Ohio) in the annual Battle for the Victory Bell, helping the Bearcats to their 10th straight series win against their longtime rival. Wilson had two tackles on the RedHawks final possession and clinched the win iwith a pass breakup on fourth down with 20 seconds left in the game. Wilson ranks fourth in The American in tackles at 10.3 per game. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jake Elliott Jr. K Memphis Western Springs, Ill. Elliott scored 14 points, including the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter, to help Memphis to a road win against Bowling Green, extending the Tigers winning streak to 10 games. Elliott made field goals of 34, 52 and 29 yards and was 5-for-5 on PATs to lead all American Athletic Conference kickers in scoring last week. Elliott has been perfect on placements this season, going 5-for-5 in field goals and 21-for-21 on PATs. HONOR ROLL Paxton Lynch Jr. QB Memphis Deltona, Fla. Completed 29 of 40 passes for a career-high 386 yards and three touchdowns in a win at Bowling Green. Matt Davis Jr. QB SMU Houston, Texas Completed 17 of 31 passes for a career-high 330 yards and a touchdown and added 62 rushing yards and two TDs on 17 carries in a loss at No. 3/3 TCU. Accounted for 392 yards of total offense. P.J. Walker Jr. QB Temple Elizabeth, N.J. Completed 28 of 48 passes for a career-high 391 yards and a touchdown in a win at Massachusetts. Sherman Badie So. RB Tulane Metarie, La. Had five receptions for a game- and career-high 118 yards and rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on six carries in a 38-7 win against Maine. Keyarris Garrett Sr. WR Tulsa Dangerfield, Texas Had 14 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown in a loss at No. 16/17 Oklahoma.

2 AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Streaking Memphis extended its winning streak to a schoolrecord 11 games with its win against Cincinnati. The only team with a longer active winning streaks is Ohio State, which has won 16 straight. Navy take a six-game winning streak into Week 4. Play On Seven of the 12 American Athletic Conference teams in 2015 were bowl-eligible in 2014 (UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Navy, Temple). Houston, Memphis and Navy earned bowl victories last season. Road, Sweet Road Memphis and Temple are the only NCAA FBS teams with two road wins this season. That s Offensive Six of the 12 American Athletic Conference teams have averaged at least 400 yards of total offense through three weeks of the season. Tulsa has averaged 607 yards of offense (third nationally), while three other teams (Cincinnati, Memphis and Houston) have averaged at least 500 yards of offense. Paper Or Plastic? Temple smashed the American Athletic Conference single-game record with 10 sacks in the Owls season-opening win against Penn State. The Owls rank fourth nationally in sacks, averaging 4.0 per game. Grand Totals Temple LB Tyler Matakevich registered 117 tackles in his junior season, marking the third straight season in which he had at least 100 tackles. He is only the third player in Temple history with three straight 100-tackle seasons, joining Joe Klecko ( ) and Steve Conjar ( ). A Man With A Purpose Temple RB Jahad Thomas set an American Athletic Conference record with 342 all-purpose yards in the Owls win against Cincinnati. Thomas leads the nation in all-purpose yards, averaging yards per game. Rank And File Seven of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference were ranked in the top 25 of the Bowl Championship Series standings or the College Football Playoff committee rankings between 2008 and Team Years Ranked ( ) UCF 2010, 2013 Cincinnati 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 UConn 2008 East Carolina 2014 Houston 2009, 2011 USF 2008, 2009 Tulsa 2008 What A Rush Navy QB Keenan Reynolds entered the 2015 season as the NCAA career leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Reynolds ranks fourth among all players on the NCAA s career rushing touchdowns chart. Player, School (Years) TD 1. Montee Ball, Wisconsin ( ) Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio) ( ) Ricky Williams, Texas ( ) Keenan Reynolds, Navy (2012-)...70 Staying Active American Athletic Conferece players among the NCAA FBS active career leaders. Rushing Yards Yards 2. Keenan Reynolds, Navy...3,349 Tackles Total 1. Tyler Matakevich, Temple Michael Mudoh, Tulsa Trevon Stewart, Houston Sacks Total 4. Derrick Alexander, Tulsa Forced Fumbles Total 3. Nigel Harris, USF...7 Inerceptions Total 3. Adrian McDonald, Houston...15 Eyeballs Temple and Cincinnati opened their 2015 seasons in front of record crowds. The Owls drew 69,176 at Lincoln Financial Field for their win against Penn State, while the Bearcats had an on-campus record 39,095 on hand at the newly renovated Nippert Stadium for their win against Alabama A&M. Memphis (41,730) and East Carolina (40,712) also had crowds of more than 40,000 for their respective season-openers. Veteran Presence Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, who is in his eighth year as the Midshipmen s head coach, has more head coaching experience than the other five West Division coaches combined (six years). Show Me Moore Cincinnati QB Hayden Moore came off the bench to throw for an American Athletic Conference-record 557 yards in the Bearcats loss to Memphis Sept. 24. Moore completed 31 of 53 passes with four touchdowns and two interceptions against the Tigers. Lynch Mob Memphis QB Paxton Lynch has completed 73.5 percent of his passes (83 of 113) with eight touchdowns and no interceptions in To Be The Best American Athletic Conference teams will play 11 games against teams ranked in the presason top 25 polls. The American s nonconference slate includes games against preseason No. 2 TCU, No. 4 Baylor, No. 10 Florida State, No. 11 Notre Dame, No. 16 Georgia Tech, No. 17 Mississippi, No. 19 Oklahoma, No. 21 Stanford and No. 24 Missouri. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship will be played Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at noon ET and will be televised nationally on either ABC or ESPN. The 2015 season will be The American s first in its new 12-team, two-division format, in which each team will play eight conference games. Each team will face the other five teams in its own division as well as three teams from the other division. The American s East Division includes UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, USF and Temple. The West Division lineup is Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. The two divisional champions will meet in The American Championship at the home site of one of the participants. The winner of the American Athletic Conference Football Championship will have the opportunity to participate in one of the College Football Playoff New Year s Bowls if it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Divisional Champions The divisional champions will be the teams from each division with the highest winning percentage in all conference games both divisional and non-divisional. In the event of a two-team tie within a division, the head-to-head result between the tied teams will determine the divisional champion. Championship Site The site of the American Athletic Conference Football Championship will be the home venue of the divisional champion with the best record in conference games. If the two divisional champions have the same conference record, then the regular-season headto-head winner between the divisional champions would host the championship. If the divisional champions have the same conference record and did not play in the regular season, then the team with the better overall regular-season record would host the championship. 2 Football

3 EAST DIVISION TALKING POINTS UCF 0-3, 0-0 American UCONN 2-1, 0-0 American USF 1-2, @USFFootball Last: Lost to Furman, Next: Sept. 26 at South Carolina American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th UCF held a 12-0 lead against Furman, but saw the Paladins come back to win on a 55-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. UCF is 0-3 for the first time since the 2004 season. The loss to Furman was UCF s first setback to an FCS opponent in the Knights FBS era (since 1996), ending a streak of 20 straight wins against FCS schools. Two of UCF s three losses have been decided by one point. QB Justin Holman saw a streak of 14 straight starts come to an end as he missed the game against Furman due to injury. QB Bo Schneider made his first career start. WR Nick Patti finished as UCF s leading rusher against Furman (58 yards). Last: Lost at Missouri, 9-6 Next: Sept. 26 vs. Navy American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense st Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense st UConn held a 6-2 halftime lead, but a third-quarter touchdown allowed Missouri to hand the Huskies their first loss of the season. UConn has not allowed more than 17 points in a game this season. The Huskies lead The American in both scoring defense (13.7 ppg) and total defense (279.3 ypg). UConn registered 10 tackles for loss against Missouri. The Huskies and one sack, an interception and a fumble recovery on defense. QB Bryant Shirreffs has completed 67.6 percent of his passes (48 of 71) through three games. WR Noel Thomas has seven catches for 86 yards against Missouri. Next: Lost at Maryland, Next: Oct. 2 vs. Memphis American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense nd Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th USF registered three defensive interceptions and gained an early lead, but was unable to hold off Maryland. QB Quinton Flowers rushed for a teamhigh 85 yards and a touchdown and added a passing TD against Maryland, RB Marlon Mack rushed for 71 yards on 12 carries against the Terps. The Bulls top two receivers this season are running backs. RB D Ernest Johnson has a team-high 10 receptions, including four touchdown catches, while Mack has eight receptions. DT Deadrin Senat had a career-high nine tackles against Maryland. USF has a bye in Week 4. The Bulls open American Athletic Conference play against Memphis Oct. 2. CINCINNATI 2-2, 0-2 American Last: Lost at Memphis, Next: Oct. 1 vs. Miami American Ranks Total Offense st Total Defense nd Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th QB Hayden Moore threw for an American Athletic Conference-record 557 yards with four touchdowns in the loss at Memphis. Moore was 31-of-53. The Bearcats had three 100-yard receivers against Memphis. WR Max Morrison had a career-high 162 yards and two TDs, WR Shaq Washington had 120 yards and a TD, while WR Chris Moore had 153 yards and a touchdown. Cincinnati ran 100 offensive plays against Memphis, one shy of the conference record. Cincinnati had a school-record 752 yarsd of offense against Memphis, breaking the old mark of 711 set against UConn in The Bearcats had 38 first downs. EAST CAROLINA 1-2, 0-1 American Last: Lost at Navy, Next: Sept. 26 vs. Virginia American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th QB Blake Kemp threw three touchdown passes for the second straight week, but East Carolina was unable to stop Navy in the conference opener for both teams. Kemp completed a career-high 36 passes (in 49 attempts) for 325 yards. Twelve of his 34 completions went for 10 or more yards. WR Isaiah Jones registered 10 receptions for 130 yards against Navy, turning in his fourth career game with at least 10 receptions. The Pirates face Virginia Tech in their only home game in a stretch of five contests. East Carolina will have road dates at SMU and Brigham Young following the matchup with the Hokies. TEMPLE 3-0, 1-0 American Last: Won at Massachusetts, Next: Oct. 2 at American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense rd Temple is 3-0 for the first time since 2010 after the Owls rallied past Massachusetts. Temple is one of two teams nationally with two road wins in 2015 (Memphis). QB P.J. Walker threw for a career-high 391 yards against Massachusetts. The total ranks third on Temple s single-game chart. UMass had taken a lead with 1:20 left, but the Owls blocked the point-after try and DB Will Hayes returned it for a crucial defensive PAT. K Austin Jones hit a 32-yard field goal with 12 seconds left to win it for the Owls. Temple does not play in Week 4. The Owls play their third straight road game Oct. 2, when they visit Charlotte. 3 Football

4 WEST DIVISION TALKING POINTS HOUSTON 2-0, 0-0 NAVY 2-0, 1-0 TULANE 1-2, 0-0 Last: Won at Louisville, Next: Sept. 26 vs. Texas State American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense rd Scoring Defense th QB Greg Ward Jr. threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns and added 98 rushing yards to lead Houston past Louisville. Head coach Tom Herman is the third Houston coach to begin his career with two straight wins. He joined Bill Yeoman (1962) and John Jenkins (1990). Houston has scored on its opening drive in both games this season. RB Kenneth Farrow had 109 rushing yards against Louisville, giving Houston a 100- yard rusher in six consecutive games. CB Brandon Wilson had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Louisville, becoming the first Houston player to go 100 yards on a kickoff since Houston had a bye in Week 3 before the Cougars host Texas State. Last: Beat East Carolina, Next: Sept. 26 at UConn American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense rd Scoring Offense nd Scoring Defense nd Navy s first conference game in program history was a success as the Midshipmen rushed for 415 yards in the win against East Carolina. QB Keenan Reynolds rushed for 142 yards and an American Athletic Conference-record five touchdowns against the Pirates. Reynolds, who has 70 career rushing touchdowns, moved into fourth place on the NCAA career chart. Reynolds has scored three touchdowns or more in 13 games the most of any player in NCAA history. FB Chris Swain rushed for 123 yards on a career-high 29 carries against East Carolina. Navy leads the nation in rushing offense (393.0 ypg). Last: Beat Maine, 38-7 Next: Oct. 3 vs. UCF American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Tulane scored 38 unanswered points against Maine to pick up its first win of the season. Three Tulane running backs accounted for four touchdowns in the win againt Maine. RB Dontrell Hilliard rushed for 117 yards and tow touchdowns, while RB Sherman Badie was the top receiver with five catches for 118 yards. RB Lazedrick Thompson added a rushing touchdown. QB Tanner Lee completed 16 of 27 passes for 277 yards and a TD against Maine. WR Teddy Veal had five receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown against the Black Bears. Tulane does not play in Week 4. The Green Wave hosts UCF Oct. 3. MEMPHIS 4-0, 1-0 SMU 1-2, 0-0 TULSA 2-1, 0-0 Last: Beat Cincinnati, Next: Oct 2 at USF American Ranks Total Offense rd Total Defense th Scoring Offense st Scoring Defense th Memphis extended its winning streak to a school-record 11 games with the win against Cincinnati. Memphis has 215 points through four games, the most by a Tiger team in its first four games in school history. Memphis has scored at least 40 points in six straight games, the longest active streak in FBS. Memphis is 4-0 for the first time since QB Paxton Lynch threw for a career-high 412 yards and two touchdowns in the win against Cincinnati. Lynch has thrown eight TD passes and has not thrown an interception in Last: Lost at TCU, Next: Sept. 26 vs. James Madison American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th QB Matt Davis threw for a career-high 330 yards with one touchdown and added 62 rushing yards and two more TDs in the loss to TCU. SMU s two losses this season are to teams ranked No. 4 (Baylor) and No. 3 (TCU) in the nation at the time of the game. SMU closed to within five of TCU in the fourth quarter before the Horned Frogs pulled away. WR Courtland Sutton has a touchdown reception in all three games this season. Sutton had four catches for 115 yards against TCU. SMU gained 508 yards of offense against TCU, the most for the Mustangs since an Oct. 26, 2013, game against Temple (728). Last: Lost at Oklahoma, Next: Oct. 3 vs. Houston American Ranks Total Offense nd Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Tulsa and Oklahoma combined for 90 points and 1,376 yards of offense before the Sooners held the Golden Hurricane off down the stretch. Tulsa had 603 yards of offense against Oklahoma, giving the Golden Hurricane at least 600 yards in all three games this season. Tulsa has had exactly 31 first downs in all three games this season. QB Dane Evans threw for 427 yards and four touchdowns against Oklahoma. WR Keyarris Garrett had 14 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown against the Sooners. Tulsa is idle in Week 4. The Golden Hurricane face Houston Oct Football

5 WEEK 4 CAPSULES Thursday, Sept. 24 7:30 p.m. ESPN CINCINNATI 46 MEMPHIS 53 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,000/FieldTurf) Memphis, Tenn. Score by Quarters Score Cincinnati Memphis Scoring Summary: 1st 13:16 CIN KIEL, Gunner 4 yd run (GANTZ, Andrew kick), :25, CIN 7 - MEM 0 10:34 MEM MAULET, Arthur 59 yd interception return (ELLIOTT, Jake kick),, CIN 7 - MEM 7 05:07 CIN GANTZ, Andrew 35 yd field goal, :27, CIN 10 - MEM 7 04:42 MEM MILLER, Anthony 82 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick), :17, CIN 10 - MEM 14 2nd 14:11 CIN MOORE, Chris 68 yd pass from MOORE, Hayden (GANTZ, Andrew kick), :39, CIN 17 - MEM 14 11:03 MEM FRAZIER, Mose 9 yd run (ELLIOTT, Jake kick), :58, CIN 17 - MEM 21 09:14 CIN GANTZ, Andrew 49 yd field goal, :49, CIN 20 - MEM 21 05:02 CIN GANTZ, Andrew 32 yd field goal, :55, CIN 23 - MEM 21 04:07 MEM COOPER, Jarvis 4 yd run (ELLIOTT, Jake kick), :43, CIN 23 - MEM 28 01:46 CIN WASHINGTON, Shaq 21 yd pass from MOORE, Hayden (GANTZ, Andrew kick), :21, CIN 30 - MEM 28 3rd 03:36 MEM ELLIOTT, Jake 40 yd field goal, :00, CIN 30 - MEM 31 01:27 CIN GANTZ, Andrew 36 yd field goal, :09, CIN 33 - MEM 31 4th 13:30 MEM CROSS, Alan 8 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (EL- LIOTT, Jake kick), :50, CIN 33 - MEM 38 10:02 CIN MORRISON, Max 40 yd pass from MOORE, Hayden (MOORE, Hayden pass failed), :23, CIN 39 - MEM 38 07:07 MEM CRAFT, Sam 5 yd run (LYNCH, Paxton rush), :55, CIN 39 - MEM 46 05:56 CIN MORRISON, Max 30 yd pass from MOORE, Hayden (GANTZ, Andrew kick), :11, CIN 46 - MEM 46 00:53 MEM CRAFT, Sam 3 yd run (ELLIOTT, Jake kick), :34, CIN 46 - MEM 53 CIN MEM FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 33:43 26:17 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 3 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Cincinnati-WILLIAMS, Hosey 12-50; GREEN, Tion 12-41; KIEL, Gunner 4-28; MOORE, Hayden 7-7; MOORE, Chris 1-6. Memphis-LYNCH, Paxton 11-52; CRAFT, Sam 12-50; COOPER, Jarvis 9-49; FRAZIER, Mose 1-9; HENDERSON, J 1-1; DORCEUS, D 2-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Cincinnati-MOORE, Hayden ; KIEL, Gunner Memphis-LYNCH, Paxton RECEIVING: Cincinnati-MORRISON, Max 9-162; WASHINGTON, Shaq 9-120; MOORE, Chris 5-153; CHISUM, Alex 5-77; MCKAY, Mekale 2-32; HOLTON, Johnny 2-25; JOHNSON, Tshumbi 2-23; DOWDY, DJ 1-12; COLE, Nate 1-9; COGSWELL, Tyler 1-5; GREEN, Tion 1-2. Memphis- MILLER, Anthony 5-156; JONES, Tevin 4-64; MAYHUE, Phil 4-50; PROCTOR, R 3-78; CROSS, Alan 2-17; FRAZIER, Mose 2-16; CRAFT, Sam 2-5; OGLESBY, J 1-22; HENDERSON, J 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Cincinnati-None. Memphis-MAULET, Arthur 1-59; PEGUES, Leonard 1-3; BALL, Reggis 1-1. FUMBLES: Cincinnati-None. Memphis-CRAFT, Sam 2-1. Saturday, Sept. 26 Noon ESPNU UCF at SOUTH CAROLINA Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250/Grass) Columbia, S.C. Television ESPNU Clay Matvick and John Congemi UCF Radio WYGM-AM 740 (flagship) THE GAME UCF and South Carolina have met four times prior to Saturday s game The Knights are looking for their first win against the Gamecocks The last meeting was Sept. 28, 2013, when South Carolina was a winner in what proved to be the only loss in UCF s American Athletic Conference and Fiesta Bowl championship season. UCF 0-3 Head Coach George O Leary (New Hampshire 69) 81-63, 12th season at UCF , 20th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Brian Ormiston (407) , bormiston@ucf.edu NOTES UCF is off to an 0-3 start to the 2015 season The Knights look to snap a four-game slide that began with the St. Petersburg Bowl last season Two of UCF s three losses have been one-point affairs The Knights have struggled offensively thus far and rank last in NCAA FBS in scoring offense (12.0 ppg) and total offense (248.3 ypg) A rash of injuries has not helped matters as UCF will be without QB Justin Holman, who is out indefinitely with a hand injury, and top WR Jordan Akins, who was lost for the season with a knee injury QB Bo Schneider has completed 14 of 30 passes for 109 yards, while QB Tyler Harris has gone 14-for- 32 for 131 yards and a touchdown RB Taj McGowan has a team-high 111 rushing yards, while WR Nick Patti has the Knights lone rushing touchdown this season WR Blake Tiralosi stepped up in place of Akins against Furman and had a team-high five receptions for 35 yards against the Paladins UCF has seen eight players register starts on the offensive line this season The Knights are ranked 24th nationally in rushing defense (105.0 ypg) Eleven players have made their first career starts on defense this season. SOUTH CAROLINA 1-2, 0-2 SEC Head Coach Steve Spurrier (Florida 67) 85-47, 11th season at South Carolina , 26th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Steve Fink (803) , finksc@mailbox.sc.edu NOTES South Carolina looks to snap a two-game slide with Saturday s matchup against UCF The Gamecocks are 1-2 overall and 0-2 in SEC play after a setback to No. 7/8 Georgia The Gamecocks opened the season with a win against North Carolina and fell to Kentucky in Week 2 South Carolina went 7-6 last season, including a win against Miami (Fla.) in the Independence Bowl Including UCF, nine of South Carolina s 12 regular-season opponents played in a bowl game following the 2014 season Head coach Steve Spurrier has had as many 11-win seasons at South Carolina (three) as he had in his 12 years as Florida s head coach The Gamecocks top player is WR Pharoh Cooper, who has 13 receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown in three games after he earned All-SEC honors a year ago RB Brandon Wilds has rushed for 181 yards on 35 carries QB Perry Orth has completed 21 of 39 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions LB Skai Moore has team highs with 31 tackles, three interceptions and 2.0 tackles for loss. Saturday, Sept. 26 Noon CBSSN NAVY at UCONN Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass) East Hartford, Conn. Television CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Lauren Gardner Navy Radio WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship) UConn Radio WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the seventh meeting between Navy and UConn in a series that dates to 1975 Navy is 6-1 alltime against the Huskies, though the schools have not met since 2006 The only previous meeting at Pratt & Whitney Stadium was Navy s win in 2006 UConn s lone win was a 38-0 decision in Annapolis in NAVY 2-0, 1-0 American Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii 89) 59-35, eighth season Information Contact Scott Strasemeier (410) , sstrasem@usna.edu NOTES Navy improved to 2-0 overall and picked up a win in its first conference game in program history as the Midshipmen beat East Carolina, 45-21, last Saturday in Annapolis Navy has won six straight games, dating to last season The game at UConn will be Navy s first road date of the season Navy has not started 3-0 since 2006, when it ended up with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief s Trophy and faced Boston College in the Meineke Car Care Bowl The offensive leader is QB Keenan Reynolds, who already holds the NCAA career record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (70) Reynolds needs seven rushing TDs to tie the NCAA mark for all players, held by former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball (77) Reynolds rushed for an American Athletic Conference-record five touchdowns against East Carolina last Saturday Navy leads the nation in rushing offense, averaging yards per game FB Chris Swain leads the team in rushing with 249 yards and a pair of touchdowns through two games Reynolds has 163 yards on the ground and has completed 7 of 13 passes for 108 yards LB Micah Thomas has a team-high 15 tackles, while LB Tyler Goble has the team s lone interception. UCONN 2-1 Head Coach Bob Diaco (Iowa 95) 4-11, second season Information Contact Mike Enright (860) , mike.enright@uconn.edu NOTES UConn was denied in its bid for a 3-0 start as No. 22/20 Missouri held on for a 9-6 win last Saturday UConn defeated Villanova and Army to get off to its first 2-0 start since 2008 before falling to Missouri Through three games, UConn leads The American in total defense (279.3 ypg), scoring defense (13.7 ppg) and pass efficiency defense (111.33) The Huskies are 18th nationally in total defense The Huskies have not allowed more than 17 points in a game this season The top defensive player has been S Andrew Adams, who is second on the team with 17 tackles and has two interceptions Adams has an interception in four of UConn s last six games, dating to last season DE Folorunso Fatuksai has a team-high 2.5 sacks, while DE Junior Joseph leads the team with 23 tackles LB Luke Carrezola has a team-high 4.0 tackles for loss QB Bryant Shirreffs has completed 67.8 percent of his passes (48 of 71) for 628 yards and two touchdowns and one interception RB Ron Johnson has rushed for 131 yards and three TDs on 55 carries, while WR Noel Thomas has 14 receptions for 208 yards The Huskies have scored on 8 of 9 red zone chances. 5 Football

6 WEEK 4 CAPSULES Saturday, Sept. 26 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN2 VIRGINIA TECH at EAST CAROLINA Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium (50,000/Grass) Greenville, N.C. Television ABC/ESPN2 Mark Neely, Mike Bellotti and Dawn Davenport East Carolina Radio WNCT-FM (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the 20th meeting between Virginia Tech and East Carolina in a rivalry that dates to 1956 The Hokies hold a 13-6 series lead, but the Pirates took last year s meeting, East Carolina has won its last four games against ACC opponents two against North Carolina and one each against North Carolina State and Virginia Tech. VIRGINIA TECH 2-1 Head Coach Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech 69) , 29th season at Virginia Tech , 35th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Pete Moris (540) , morisvt@vt.edu NOTES Virginia Tech improved to 2-1 on the year with a win at Purdue last Saturday The Hokies only loss this season was a setback to top-ranked Ohio State The game at East Carolina will be the second in back-to-back road games for Virginia Tech The Hokies are a combined 19-2 in the state of North Carolina since 1999 Head coach Frank Beamer was born in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, about 220 miles northwest of Greenville Virginia Tech is 17-4 in nonconference road games, dating to 1996 QB Brenden Motley ranks fourth in the ACC with a rating Motley has completed 35 of 57 passes for 489 yards and five touchdowns with one interception RB Travon McMillian has a team-high 179 rushing yards, while RB Trey Edmunds has 136 WR Isaiah Ford leads the Hokies with 14 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns LB Chuck Clark has a team-high 27 tackles, while DE Woody Baron leads the team with two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss Virginia Tech s special teams have registered 135 blocked kicks in 351 games under Frank Beamer. EAST CAROLINA 1-2, 0-1 American Head Coach Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina 80) 38-29, sixth season at East Carolina 39-29, sixth full season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Tom McClellan (252) , mcclellant@ecu.edu NOTES East Carolina fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in The American after a setback to Navy in the Pirates conference opener The Pirates opened the season with a win against Towson and held a lead against Florida late into the third quarter before the Gators prevailed QB Blake Kemp has started all three games and has thrown for 893 yards and six touchdowns with two interceptions Kemp ranks second among NCAA FBS players with an average of 33.0 completed passes per game Kemp s average of yards per game is good for second among American Athletic Conference players RB Chris Hairston has rushed for 207 yards and four TDs, while WR Isaiah Jones ranks fourth nationally in receptions (10.0 per game) and has 342 yards on 30 catches TE Bryce Williams has a team-high three touchdown receptions LB Zeek Bigger paces the defense with 28 tackles, while LB Jordan Williams has team highs with two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss Following the game against Virginia Tech, East Carolina will play back-toback road contests as part of a stretch in which the Pirates are on the road four times in a five-game span. Saturday, Sept p.m. ESPN3 JAMES MADISON at SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf) Dallas, Texas Television FSN Joel Meyers and Stan Lewter SMU Radio KTCK-FM 96.7 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the first meeting between SMU and James Madison The Mustangs have won their last six games against Football Championship Subdivision opponents, most recently a decision against Montana State in 2013 James Madison is the only team on SMU s schedule that the Mustangs have not previously faced. JAMES MADISON 3-0, 1-0 CAA Head Coach Everett Withers (Appalachian State 86) 12-4, second season at James Madison 19-10, third season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Chris Brooks (540) , brookscp@jmu.edu NOTES James Madison is off to its first 3-0 start since the 2010 season The Dukes enter Saturday s game ranked No. 8 in the FCS coaches poll and No. 9 in the STATS FCS top 25 ranking James Madison has won its first three games in comfortable fashion, with a 56-7 win against Morehead State, a decision against Lehigh and a victory against Albany James Madison went 9-4 overall and was 6-2 in the CAA last season James Madison won the 2004 NCAA FCS title and has made 11 national championship appearances, including last season The Dukes have averaged 652 yards of offense, 51 points and 33.3 first downs per game thus far and lead the FCS in all three categories James Madison has registered at least 600 yards of offense in all three games QB Vad Lee, who was Georgia Tech s starter in 2013, has completed 66 of 92 passes for 906 yards and eight touchdowns with seven interceptions RB Khalid Abdulah has 340 rushing yards and six touchdowns, while RB Cardon Johnson has gone for 331 yards and four TDs WR Brandon Ravenell has 15 receptions for 188 yards. SMU 1-2 Head Coach Chad Morris (Texas A&M 92) 1-2, first season Information Contact Brad Sutton (214) , bsutton@smu.edu NOTES SMU fell to 1-2 after the Mustangs dropped a decision to No. 3/2 TCU last Saturday The Mustangs trailed the Horned Frogs by five points midway through the fourth quarter before TCU scored two late touchdowns The Mustangs two losses are to teams ranked in the top five of this week s national polls SMU opened the season with a loss to No. 5/4 Baylor The Mustangs defeated North Texas in Week 2 SMU can stake an easy claim as one of the nation s most improved teams QB Matt Davis has been the catalyst on offense Davis is ranked third in the American Athletic Conference, and 17th nationally, in total offense, averaging 323 yards per game Davis has rushed for 302 yards and four touchdowns and has completed 50 of 78 passes for 667 yards and five TDs Freshman WR Courtland Sutton has team highs with 12 receptions, 262 yards and four touchdown catches Sutton has at least one touchdown catch in each of the Mustangs three games this season RB Xavier Jones has rushed for 170 yards and two TDs The defense is led by S Darrion Richardson, who has 16 tackles, an interception and four passes defended. DE Justin Lawler has 2.5 sacks. Saturday, Sept p.m. ESPN3 TEXAS STATE at HOUSTON TDECU Stadium (40,000/Synthetic) Houston, Texas Television ESPN3 Brett Dolan and Darius Walker Houston Radio KPRC-AM 950 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the sixth meeting between Texas State and Houston The Bobcats hold a 4-1 series lead after a win to start the 2012 season Houston coach Tom Herman served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas State from Herman is one of four Houston coaches who spent time at Texas State. TEXAS STATE 1-2 Head Coach Dennis Franchione (Pittsburg State 73) 37-36, seventh season at Texas State , 30th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact David Bassity (713) , dbassity@central.uh.edu NOTES Texas State fell to 1-2 on the season following a setback to Southern Mississippi last Saturday in San Antonio The Bobcats fell to Florida in Week 1 and scored a win against Prairie View A&M Sept. 12 Dennis Franchione is in his second stint as Texas State Franchione led the Bobcats from and returned in 2011 Franchione s 211 career wins put him fourth among active NCAA FBS coaches, behind only Frank Beamer (275), Steve Spurrier (227) and Brian Kelly (219) Texas State has averaged yards per game and allowed yards through three contests QB Tyler Jones has completed 59 of 85 passes for 688 yards and six touchdowns without an interception and is also the Bobcats leading rusher Jones has 247 rushing yards with three TDs on the ground RB Robert Lowe and RB Chris Nutall also have three rushing touchdowns each WR C.J. Best has a team-high 14 receptions for 117 yards The Bobcats have been bowleligible in each of the last two years, but were not selected for postseason play. rv/rv HOUSTON 2-0 Head Coach Tom Herman (Minnesota 96) 2-0, first season Information Contact David Bassity (713) , dbassity@central.uh.edu NOTES Houston is off to a 2-0 start under first-year head coach Tom Herman after the Cougars scored wins against Tennessee Tech (52-24) and Louisville (34-31) Houston had a bye in Week 3 A win against Texas State would make Herman the second Houston coach in program history to begin his career with three wins (John Jenkins, 1990) Herman and Florida s Jim McElwain are the only new head coaches who remain undefeated Houston received votes in both of this week s major national polls Houston ranks fourth nationally in rushing defense through two games (49.5 ypg) and are 17th nationally in rushing offense (246.0 ypg) QB Greg Ward Jr. leads Houston in both passing and rushing and is ninth nationally in total offense (355.0 ypg) Ward has completed 44 of 60 passes for 511 yards and four touchdowns with an interception He has rushed for 199 yards and two TDs on 35 attempts RB Kenneth Farrow has 158 rushing yards and has gone for 100 or more yards four times in his last five games WR Demarcus Ayers has a team-leading 18 receptions for 174 yards and a touchdown DE Tyus Bowser has a team-high two sacks, while S Adrian McDonald has two interceptions. 6 Football

7 NATIONAL POLLS Associated Press Poll USA Today Poll American Preseason Media Poll Sept. 20 Poll School Record Pts 1. Ohio State (42) 3-0 1, Michigan State (7) 3-0 1, Mississippi (11) 3-0 1,345 TCU 3-0 1, Baylor 2-0 1, Notre Dame 3-0 1, Georgia 3-0 1, LSU 2-0 1, UCLA Florida State Clemson Alabama Oregon Texas A&M Oklahoma Arizona Northwestern Utah USC Georgia Tech Stanford Wisconsin Brigham Young Oklahoma State Missouri Receiving votes: Mississippi State 52, West Virginia 48, Tennessee 45, California 38, Toledo 36, Arizona State 25, Houston 22, Texas Tech 20, Auburn 20, Temple 20, Boise State 17, Miami (Fla.) 13, Iowa 10, Kansas State 8, Florida 7, North Carolina State 5, Virginia Tech 4, Minnesota 4, Memphis 1 Sept. 20 Poll School Record Pts 1. Ohio State (61) 3-0 1, TCU 3-0 1, Michigan State (3) 3-0 1, Baylor 2-0 1, Mississippi 3-0 1, Georgia 3-0 1, Florida State 3-0 1, Notre Dame 3-0 1, LSU 2-0 1, Clemson 3-0 1, UCLA Alabama Oregon Oklahoma Texas A&M Arizona Utah USC Northwestern Georgia Tech Wisconsin Oklahoma State Missouri Stanford Auburn Receiving votes: West Virginia 75, Brigham Young 74, Miami (Fla.) 58, Tennessee 49, Kansas State 47, Mississippi State 46, Texas Tech 36, Arizona State 31, Florida 24, California 20, North Carolina State 15, Temple 15, Iowa 13, Memphis 8, Boise State 8, Minnesota 6, Virginia Tech 4, Houston 4, Northern Illinois 3, Toledo 2, Boston College 1 American Championship Team... Points Cincinnati...22 Memphis...5 Houston... 2 UCF...1 East Division Team (First-Place Votes)... Points 1. Cincinnati (29) UCF (1) Temple East Carolina USF UConn West Division Team (First-Place Votes)... Points 1. Memphis (13) Houston (10) Navy (7) Tulane SMU Tulsa...47 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Below is a weekly look at each American Athletic Conference team s spot in the Associated Press and USA Today polls in Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today. UCF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina Houston Memphis Navy USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Preseason -/rv rv/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Sept. 8 -/- rv/- -/- -/- -/- -/rv -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- Sept. 13 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/rv -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- Sept. 20 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/rv rv/rv -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 7 Final 7 Football

8 THE 2015 SEASON 2015 HOME ATTENDANCE SCHOOL (Capacity) GP TOTAL AVG. LARGEST CROWD UCF (45,323) 2 75,668 37,834 39,184 (vs. Florida International) Cincinnati (40,000) 2 77,207 38,604 39,095 (vs. Alabama A&M) UConn (40,000) 2 54,373 27,186 28,260 (vs. Army) East Carolina (50,000) 1 40,712 40,712 40,712 (vs. Towson) Houston (40,000) 1 30,479 30,479 30,479 (vs. Tennessee Tech) Memphis (61,000) 2 86,902 43,451 45,712 (vs. Cincinnati) Navy (34,000) 2 62,732 31,366 34,717 (vs. East Carolina) USF (65,897) 1 30,434 30,434 30,434 (vs. Florida A&M) SMU (32,000) 2 57,448 28,724 32,047 (vs. Baylor) Temple (68,532) 1 69,176 69,176 69,176 (vs. Penn State) Tulane (30,000) 2 23,292 25,470 25,470 (vs. Duke) Tulsa (30,000) 1 24,001 24,001 24,001 (vs. Florida Atlantic) 2015 TOTALS ,716 34,511 69,176 (Temple vs. Penn State) TOP PERFORMANCES 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Player, School, Year 2015 Career Keenan Reynolds, Navy, Sr Kenneth Farrow, Houston, Sr. 1 8 Zack Langer, Tulsa, Sr. 2 6 Marlon Mack, USF, So. 1 5 Matt Davis, SMU, Jr. 2 4 Ryan Jackson, Houston, Sr. 4 Chris Swain, Navy, Sr. 2 3 Jahad Thomas, Temple, Jr. 2 3 William Stanback, UCF, Jr. 3 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, So. 1 3 Chris Hairston, East Carolina, Sr. 1 2 Jarvis Cooper, Memphis, So. 1 2 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane, So. 1 2 Sherman Badie, Tulane, So. 2 James Flanders, Tulsa, Jr. 2 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, Jr. 1 1 Tion Green, Cincinnati, Jr. 1 1 D Angelo Brewer, Tulsa, So. 1 1 Micha Reed, UCF, Jr. 1 Ron Johnson, UConn, So. 1 Sam Craft, Memphis, Jr. 1 Lazedrick Thompson, Tulane, Jr YARD RECEIVING GAMES Player, School, Year 2015 Career Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, Jr. 2 7 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, Sr. 3 6 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, Jr. 1 6 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 5 Darius Joseph, SMU, Sr. 5 Mekale McKay, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 4 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 3 Joshua Atkinson, Tulsa, Jr. 2 2 Robby Anderson, Temple, Sr. 2 Jordan Akins, UCF, So. 1 1 Tre Quan Smith, UCF, Fr. 1 1 Max Morrison, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 1 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, Jr. 1 1 Anthony Miller, Memphis, So. 1 1 Elkanah Dillon, USF, Fr. 1 1 Courtland Sutton, SMU, Fr. 1 1 Sherman Badie, Tulane, So. 1 1 Trevon Brown, East Carolina, So. 1 Steven Dunbar, Houston, So. 1 Mose Frazier, Memphis, Sr. 1 Jamie Gilmore, Temple, Sr. 1 Jahad Thomas, Temple, Jr. 1 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane, So YARD PASSING GAMES Player, School, Year 2015 Career Paxton Lynch, Memphis, Jr. 3 7 Dane Evans, Tulsa, Jr. 3 6 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, Jr. 1 5 P.J. Walker, Temple, Jr. 1 3 Blake Kemp, East Carolina, Jr. 2 2 Justin Holman, UCF, Jr. 2 Matt Davis, SMU, Jr. 1 1 Hayden Moore, Cincinnati, Fr. 1 1 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, Jr. 1 Garrett Krstich, SMU, So. 1 Tanner Lee, Tulane, So. 1 Tim Boyle, UConn, Jr. 1 THE RECORD BOOK The American s single-game records: Most Rushing Yards 1. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina (8/30/14) Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa (8/28/14) Mike Boone, Cincinnati vs. USF (10/24/14) Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina (9/20/14) Brandon Hayes, Memphis vs. Tulsa (10/31/14) 199 Most Rushing Touchdowns 1. Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. East Carolina (9/19/15) 5 2. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina (8/30/14) 4 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa (11/22/14) 4 Chris Hariston, East Carolina vs. Towson (9/5/14) 4 Longest Rush 1. Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa (8/28/14) 90 yds 2. Sherman Badie, Tulane at Rutgers (9/27/14) 86 yds Most Passing Yards 1. Hayden Moore, Cincinnati vs. Memphis (9/24/15) Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple (10/26/13) Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 484 Most Pass Completions 1. Garrett Gilbert, SMU, vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 45 2, Garrett Krstich, SMU vs. East Carolina (10/2/14) Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Texas Tech (8/30/13) 41 Longest Pass 1. Blake Bortles, UCF vs. Akron (8/29/13) 91 yds 2. Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Cincinnati (12/6/14) 89 yds Most Touchdown Passes 1. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo (9/12/14) 6 2. Gary Nova, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 5 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Ohio (9/1/13) 5 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 5 John O Korn, Houston vs. Rutgers (10/26/13) 5 Dane Evans, Tulsa vs. SMU (11/8/14) 5 Most Receiving Yards 1. Robby Anderson, Temple vs. SMU (10/26/13) Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane (8/28/14) Cam Worthy, East Carolina at Virginia Tech (9/13/14) Chris Moore, Cincinnati at Ohio State (9/28/14) Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 217 Most Receptions 1. Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/15) Justin Hardy, East Carolina at Cincinnati (11/13/14) Deontay Greenberry, Houston at Temple (9/7/13) 14 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. UConn (10/23/14) 14 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa at Houston (11/22/14) 14 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina at Florida (9/12/15) 14 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa at Oklahoma (9/19/15) 14 Most Touchdown Receptions 1. Leonte Carroo, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 3 Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/15) 3 Deontay Greenberry, Houston vs. Rutgers (10/26/13) 3 Jeff Godfrey, UCF vs. UConn (10/26/13) 3 Robby Anderson, Temple at Memphis (11/30/13) 3 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane (8/24/14) 3 Chris Moore, Cincinnati at Ohio State (9/28/14) 3 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. SMU (10/4/14) 3 Andre Davis, USF at Tulsa (10/18/14) 3 Josh Reese, UCF vs. North Carolina State (12/26/14) 3 Longest Reception 1. Breshad Perriman, UCF vs. Akron (8/29/13) 91 yds Most Field Goals 1. Richie Leone, Houston at Temple (9/7/13) 5 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Houston (10/12/13) 5 Longest Field Goal 1. Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. USF (11/17/03) 56 yds Longest Punt Return 1. Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State (9/20/14) 84 yds Longest Kickoff Return 1. Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 100 yds Brandon Wilson, Houston at Louisville (9/12/15) 100 yds Jahad Thomas, Temple at Cincinnati (9/12/15) 100 yds Most Tackles 1. Tyler Matakevich, Temple at Idaho (9/28/23) Michael Mudoh, Tulsa vs. Florida Atlantic (9/5/15) Randall Joyner, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 18 Greg Blair, Cincinnati vs. Louisville (12/5/13) 18 DeDe Lattimore, USF vs. Rutgers (12/7/13) 18 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/20/14) 18 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati at Ohio State, 9/28/14 18 Zach Edwards, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 10/4/14 18 Eric Wilson, Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/19/ Football

9 THE 2015 SEASON AWARD WINNERS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 Keevan Lucas, WR, Tulsa Sept. 14 Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston Sept. 21 Keenan Reynolds, Sr., QB, Navy Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple Sept. 14 Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple Sept. 21 Eric Wilson, LB, Cincinnati Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 Roderick Proctor, WR, Memphis Sept. 14 Brandon Wilson, CB, Houston Jahad Thomas, RB, Temple Sept. 21 Jake Elliott, K, Memphis Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS 5 Jake Elliott (K, Memphis) 3 Andrew Gantz (K, Cincinnati); Tyler Matakevich (LB, Temple) 2 Gunner Kiel (QB, Cincinnati); Brandon Wilson (CB, Houston); Paxton Lynch (QB, Memphis); Praise Martin-Oguike (DE, Temple); Keevan Lucas (WR, Tulsa) 1 Justin Holman (QB, UCF); Sam Geraci (P, Cincinnati); Chris Moore (WR, Cincinnati); Eric Wilson (LB, Cincinnati); Josh Hawkins (CB, East Carolina); Kyle Bullard (K, Houston); Kenneth Farrow (RB, Houston); William Jackson (CB, Houston); Trevon Stewart (S, Houston); Steven Taylor (LB, Houston); Roderick Proctor (WR, Memphis); Keenan Reynolds (QB, Navy); Mattias Ciabatti (P, USF); Nigel Harris (LB, USF); Austin Jones (K, Temple); Jahad Thomas (RB, Temple); Tavon Young (CB, Temple); Parry Nickerson (CB, Tulane); Dane Evans (QB, Tulsa) 2015 STATISTICAL RANKINGS OFFENSE DEFENSE Team Rush Pass Total Score Rush Pass Total Score KR PR Int. Sacks TFL T/O UCF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina Houston Memphis Navy USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa AGAINST THE CONFERENCES ATLANTIC COAST (1-3) Duke 37, Tulane 7 (9/3) Florida State 34, USF 14 (9/12) Houston 34, Louisville 31 (9/12) Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10 (9/12) Virginia Tech at East Carolina (9/26) Miami (Fla.) at Cincinnati (10/1) Syracuse at USF (10/10) BIG 12 (1-3) Baylor 56, SMU 21 (9/4) Memphis 55, Kansas 23 (9/12) Oklahoma 52, Tulsa 38 (9/19) TCU 56, SMU 37 (9/19) BIG TEN (1-1) Temple 27, Penn State 10 (9/5) Maryland 35, USF 17 (9/19) COLONIAL ATHLETIC (3-0) UConn 20, Villanova 15 (9/3) East Carolina 28, Towson 20 (9/5) Tulane 38, Maine 7 (9/19) James Madison at SMU (9/26) CONFERENCE USA (2-1) Florida International 15, UCF 14 (9/3) Tulsa 47, Florida Atlantic 44 (ot) (9/5) SMU 31, North Texas 13 (9/12) Temple at Charlotte (10/2) MID-AMERICAN (3-0) Memphis 44, Bowling Green 41 (9/19) Temple 25, Massachusetts 23 (9/19) Cincinnati 37, Miami (Ohio) 33 (9/19) MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC (1-0) USF 51, Florida A&M 3 (9/5) MISSOURI VALLEY (1-0) Memphis 63, Missouri 7 (9/5) MOUNTAIN WEST (1-0) Tulsa 40, New Mexico 21 (9/12) Air Force at Navy (10/3) OHIO VALLEY (1-0) Houston 52, Tennessee Tech 24 (9/5) PAC-12 (0-1) Stanford 31, UCF 7 (9/12) PATRIOT (1-0) Navy 48, Colgate 10 (9/5) SOUTHEASTERN (0-2) Florida 31, East Carolina 24 (9/12) Missouri 9, UConn 6 (9/19) UCF at South Carolina (9/26) Mississippi at Memphis (10/17) Vanderbilt at Houston (10/31) SOUTHERN (0-1) Furman 16, UCF 15 (9/19) SOUTHWESTERN (1-0) Cincinnati 52, Alabama A&M 10 (9/5) SUN BELT (0-0) Texas State at Houston (9/26) Louisiana-Monroe at Tulsa (10/10) INDEPENDENTS (1-0) UConn 22, Army 17 (9/12) UConn at Brigham Young (10/2) East Carolina at Brigham Young (10/10) Navy at Notre Dame (10/10) Cincinnati at Brigham Young (10/16) Notre Dame at Temple (10/31) Tulane at Army (11/14) Navy vs. Army (12/12) Total Nonconference Records All Games FBS Opponents FCS Opponents AP Top USA Today Top Bowl Games Football

10 NCAA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing... YPG 12. Jahad Thomas, Temple Zack Langer, Tulsa Chris Swain, Navy Matt Davis, SMU Greg Ward Jr., Houston Completions Per Game... CPG 2. Blake Kemp, East Carolina Dane Evans, Tulsa Greg Ward Jr., Houston Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Paxton Lynch, Memphis P.J. Walker, Temple Passing Yards Per Game... YPG 2. Dane Evans, Tulsa Blake Kemp, East Carolina Paxton Lynch, Memphis Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Greg Ward Jr., Houston Tanner Lee, Tulane Passing Efficiency... Rating 4. Paxton Lynch, Memphis Dane Evans, Tulsa Greg Ward Jr., Houston Matt Davis, SMU Bryant Shirreffs, UConn Receptions Per Game... RPG 4. Isaiah Jones, East Carolina Demarcus Ayers, Houston Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Mose Frazier, Memphis Shaq Washington, Cincinnati Bryce Williams, East Carolina Receiving Yards Per Game... YPG 3. Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa Isaiah Jones, East Carolina Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Courtland Sutton, SMU Demarcus Ayers, Houston Total Offense... YPG 5. Dane Evans, Tulsa Greg Ward Jr., Houston Matt Davis, SMU Paxton Lynch, Memphis Blake Kemp, East Carolina Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Scoring...PPG 1. Keenan Reynolds, Navy Jake Elliott, Memphis Redford Jones, Tulsa Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati Austin Jones, Temple Zack Langer, Tulsa Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Jahad Thomas, Temple Kyle Bullard, Houston All-Purpose Yards... YPG 1. Jahad Thomas, Temple Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa Zack Langer, Tulsa Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Tackles...TPG 3. Michael Mudoh, Tulsa Matt Linscott, Tulsa Elandon Roberts, Houston Eric Wilson, Cincinnati Tyler Matakevich, Temple Zeek Bigger, East Carolina Tackles For Loss... TFL/Game 11. Matt Linscott, Tulsa Elandon Roberts, Houston Trent Martin, Tulsa Donald Pennington, Memphis Steven Taylor, Houston Sacks...SPG 7. Nate D. Smith, Temple Tyler Matakevich, Temple Tyus Bowser, Houston Folorunso Fataukasi, UConn Justin Lawler, SMU Donald Pennington, Memphis Passes Defended... PD/Game 16. Tyler Matakevich, Temple William Jackson, Houston Darrion Richardson, SMU Arthur Maulet, Memphis Interceptions... Int/Game 2. Adrian McDonald, Houston Andrew Adams, UConn Tyler Matakevich, Temple Horace Richardson, SMU Forced Fumbles...FF/Game 2. Jarred Alwan, Temple Andrew McCleneghen, SMU Kevin McCoy, Navy Amos Mason, Navy players Punting... Avg 7. Caleb Houston, UCF Mattias Ciabatti, USF Worth Gregory, East Carolina Dalton Parks, Tulsa Punt Returns... Avg 26. Tajee Fullwood, USF Debrandon Sanders, Navy Roderick Proctor, Memphis Chris Johnson, UCF Demarcus Ayers, Houston Kickoff Returns... Avg 10. Jahad Thomas, Temple Brandon Wilson, Houston Chris Moore, Cincinnati Rodney Adams, USF Jordan Akins, UCF Braeden West, SMU Sherman Badie, Tulane Johnny Holton, Cincinnati Field Goals...FG/Game 3. Redford Jones, Tulsa Austin Jones, Temple Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati Jake Elliott, Memphis Kyle Bullard, Houston Chad Hedlund, SMU TEAM LEADERS Rushing Offense... YPG 1. Navy Memphis Houston Cincinnati USF SMU Tulsa Temple UConn Tulane East Carolina UCF Rushing Defense... YPG 4. Houston Temple UCF Memphis UConn USF Navy Cincinnati SMU Tulane East Carolina Tulsa Passing Offense... YPG 4. Tulsa Cincinnati Memphis East Carolina Houston Tulane SMU Temple UConn UCF USF Navy Pass Efficiency Defense... Avg 41. UConn Temple USF Cincinnati East Carolina Memphis Navy Tulane Houston UCF SMU Tulsa Total Offense... YPG 3. Tulsa Cincinnati Memphis Houston Navy SMU East Carolina USF Temple Tulane UConn UCF Total Defense... YPG 18. UConn Cincinnati USF Memphis Navy Houston UCF Temple East Carolina Tulane SMU Tulsa Scoring Offense... Avg 5. Memphis Navy Houston Tulsa Cincinnati SMU Temple USF East Carolina Tulane UConn UCF Scoring Defense...PPG 15. UConn Navy Temple UCF Memphis USF Cincinnati Houston East Carolina Tulane Tulsa SMU Net Punting...Net Avg 9. UCF Memphis Houston USF Navy Cincinnati Tulsa Temple East Carolina SMU Tulane UConn Punt Returns... Avg 40. Navy USF Memphis SMU UCF Houston Temple East Carolina Tulane Cincinnati UConn Tulsa Kickoff Returns... Avg 16. Houston USF UCF Temple Cincinnati SMU Memphis East Carolina Tulane Navy Tulsa UConn Fumbles Recovered... Total 18. Tulane...3 Memphis...3 Tulsa...3 Navy SMU...2 Houston...2 East Carolina...2 UConn...2 UCF...2 Temple Cincinnati...1 Interceptions... Total 7. Temple USF SMU Houston...3 UConn East Carolina...2 Cincinnati...2 Tulane Navy...1 Tulsa...1 Turnovers Gained... Total 10. Temple SMU Houston...5 USF...5 UConn...5 Tulane Tulsa...4 Navy...4 East Carolina Cincinnati...3 Memphis UCF...2 Turnovers Lost... Total 4. Navy Houston Memphis UConn...4 USF Tulsa...5 Tulane...5 Temple...5 SMU...5 East Carolina UCF Cincinnati Turnover Margin...Margin/Game 14. Navy Houston Temple UConn SMU USF Tulane Memphis Tulsa East Carolina UCF Cincinnati Tackles For Loss...Per Game 13. USF Tulsa UConn Temple Houston Memphis Tulane Cincinnati East Carolina UCF SMU Navy Sacks...Per Game 4. 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11 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF The College Football Playoff is a big success. Fans, including many who are new to the sport, enjoy it. The first College Football Playoff semifinals and national championship were the three most-viewed programs in cable television history. Every Game Counts The playoff preserves the excitement and significance of college football s unique regular season where every game counts. Four Teams The selection committee ranks the teams based on championships won, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, comparative outcomes of common opponents and other factors. Two Days New Year s Eve and New Year s Day belong to college football, with two semifinal games and four other top bowl games continuing a wonderful tradition. The two teams winning the playoff semifinals compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship. That game is in a different city each year, always on a Monday night. Universal Access Every FBS team has equal access to the College Football Playoff based on its performance. No team automatically qualifies. Governance University presidents and chancellors from all 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame serve on the CFP Board of Managers and govern the administrative operations, with commissioners (the Management Committee) managing the event. A small staff in the playoff office in Irving, Texas, carries out the detailed responsibilities. Selection Committee A talented group of high-integrity individuals with experience as coaches, student-athletes, college administrators and journalists, along with sitting athletics directors, comprise the selection committee. Members of the committee are: Jeff Long (chair), Barry Alvarez, Mike Gould, Pat Haden, Kirby Hocutt, Tom Jernstedt, Bobby Johnson, Tom Osborne, Dan Radakovich, Condoleezza Rice, Mike Tranghese, Steve Wieberg and Tyrone Willingham. Selection Committee Responsibilities Rank the top 25 teams and assign the top four to semifinal sites. Assign teams to New Year s bowls Create competitive matchups Attempt to avoid rematches of regular-season games and repeat appearances Consider geography College Football Playoff Schedule SEMIFINAL Capital One Orange Bowl December 31, p.m./8 p.m. ET, ESPN Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. SEMIFINAL Goodyear Cotton Bowl December 31, p.m./8 p.m. ET, ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 31, 2015 Noon ET, ESPN Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. Vizio Fiesta Bowl January 1, p.m. ET, ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual January 1, p.m. ET, ESPN Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif. Allstate Sugar Bowl January 1, p.m. ET, ESPN Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. College Football Playoff National Championship January 11, :30 p.m. ET, ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. Participants In New Year s Bowls Both participants in the Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls are contracted outside the playoff arrange ment (Big Ten and Pac- 12 to Rose Bowl; SEC and Big 12 to Sugar Bowl; ACC to Orange Bowl against the highest ranked available team from the SEC, Big Ten and Notre Dame). If a conference champion qualifies for the playoff, then the bowl will choose a replacement from that conference. When those bowls host the semifinals and their contracted conference champions do not qualify, then the dis placed champion(s) will play in one of the other New Year s bowls. When not hosting semifinals, the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach Bowls will welcome displaced conference champions and the topranked champion from a non-contract conference. The highestranked available teams will fill any other berths. The selection committee will make the pairings.. 11 Football

12 BOWL PARTNERSHIPS In addition to the College Football Playoff and New Year s Bowls, The American will have either a primary or secondary affiliation with 12 bowl games during its current six-year bowl cycle. The American works annually with its member schools and bowl partners to create the most sensible and attractive postseason matchups. The Miami Beach Bowl was played for the first time in 2014 at state-of-the-art Marlins Park in Miami, which sits on the site of the historic Orange Bowl stadium. An American Athletic Conference plays in the bowl each year, beginning with last year s matchup against Brigham Young. Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference are scheduled for future years, though institutions from other conferences also will have the opportunity to participate. The Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman takes place at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, while the events and activities surrounding the game are based in Washington, D.C. The American Athletic Conference will face an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference each year in the current cycle. The Birmingham Bowl takes place at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The American/Big East has partnered with the bowl since its inception in the 2006 season. The American Athletic Conference will annually face an opponent from the Southeastern Conference. The St. Petersburg Bowl is played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The American Athletic Conference will supply a team to the bowl during each year of the six-year cycle. Conference USA will play in the game in 2015, 2017 and 2019, while the Atlantic Coast Conference provides the opposing team in 2014, 2016 and The Hawaii Bowl is played on Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium on the campus of the University of Hawaii. The American Athletic Conference will participate in the bowl in 2015, 2017 and 2019, facing an opponent from the Mountain West Conference. The Boca Raton Bowl is a new game that will feature an American Athletic Conference team three times during the six-year cycle at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The American representative will play a team from the Mid-American Conference in The AutoNation Cure Bowl will debut in 2015 at the newly renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. An American Athletic Conference team will be paired against an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference. Net proceeds from the game will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is played at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University. The American Athletic Conference sends a team to the bowl in 2014, 2016 and The opponent will be a Big 12 team in 2016 and 2018, with Conference USA as a secondary affiliation. The Popeye s Bahamas Bowl is played in at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The American Athletic Conference will face the Mid-American Conference in 2016 and Conference USA in The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The American Athletic Conference has agreed to play in the bowl in 2018 and In addition to the conference s primary bowl affiliations, The American holds secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, the Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, as well as with other ESPN-owned bowls. AutoNation Cure Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Dec. 19, 2015 TBD CBSSN vs. Miami Beach Bowl Marlins Park Miami, Fla. Dec. 21, :30 p.m. ET ESPN vs. Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Fla. Dec. 22, p.m. ET ESPN vs. Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 24, p.m. ET ESPN vs. St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 26, a.m. ET ESPN vs. Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Dec. 28, :30 p.m. ET ESPN vs. Birmingham Bowl Legion Field Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 30, 2015 Noon ET ESPN vs. 12 Football

13 THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION The 2015 football season will be the second under the American Athletic Conference s comprehensive television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports. The new arrangements began with the basketball season and will be in place through the academic year. The contracts provide for unprecedented exposure on two of the industry leaders in sports television. In football, the contract calls for all conference-controlled games which encompasses all conference games and home nonconference games to be televised. Nearly 90 percent of those games will be carried on either national broadcast or national cable platforms. In addition to contracted games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews, American Athletic Conference teams will regularly appear on CBS Sports Network through a sublicensing agreement with ESPN. Additional nonconference games will be available on ESPN3 ESPN s live multi-screen sports network, giving fans an online destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.- based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. ESPN, Inc., is the world s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of eight U.S. 24-hour television networks and five HD simulcast services. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, ESPN is 80-percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN. CBS Sports Network is available to 100 million homes and may be seen on a digital basic cable package in all American Athletic Conference markets. Talent for The American s weekly game on CBS Sports Network includes Dave Ryan on play-by-play, Corey Chavous as the analyst and Lauren Gardner as the reporter. ABC Sat., Sept. 26 Virginia Tech at East Carolina 3:30 p.m. ESPN Fri., Sept. 4 Baylor at SMU 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5 Penn State at Temple 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 USF at Florida State 11:30 a.m. Sat., Sept. 19 UConn at Missouri Noon Thu., Sept. 24 Cincinnati at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. Thu., Oct. 1 Miami (Fla.) at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 16 Cincinnati at Brigham Young 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 23 Memphis at Tulsa * 8 p.m. Thu., Nov. 19 East Carolina at UCF * 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., Sept. 12 East Carolina at Florida 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 2 Memphis at USF * 7 p.m. UConn at Brigham Young 10:15 p.m. Thu., Oct. 8 SMU at Houston * 8 p.m. Thu., Oct. 22 Temple at East Carolina * 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6 Temple at SMU * 8 p.m. ESPNU Sat., Sept. 19 USF at Maryland Noon Fri., Oct. 16 Houston at Tulane * 9 p.m. Fri., Oct. 30 East Carolina at UConn * 7 p.m. ESPNews Sat., Sept. 12 Temple at Cincinnati * 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 USF at Maryland Noon Sat., Oct. 3 UCF at Tulane * Noon East Carolina at SMU * 4 p.m. ESPN3 Thu., Sept. 3 Villanova at UConn 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5 Towson at East Carolina 6 p.m. Alabama A&M at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Missouri State at Memphis 7 p.m. Florida A&M at USF 7 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Houston 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 Memphis at Kansas 7 p.m. North Texas at SMU 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 Memphis at Bowling Green 3 p.m. Temple at Massachusetts 3 p.m. Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) 3:30 p.m. Furman at UCF 6 p.m. Maine at Tulane 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 26 James Madison at SMU 7 p.m. CBS Sat., Dec. 12 Navy vs. Army 3 p.m. CBS Sports Network Thu., Sept. 3 Florida International at UCF 6 p.m. Duke at Tulane 9:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5 Colgate at Navy Noon Florida Atlantic at Tulsa 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 Army at UConn Noon Sat., Sept. 19 East Carolina at Navy * 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 26 Navy at UConn * Noon Fri., Oct. 2 Temple at Charlotte 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 3 Houston at Tulsa * Noon Air Force at Navy 3:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 Tulane at Navy * 1 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31 USF at Navy * Noon Sat., Nov. 14 SMU at Navy * 3:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 20 Cincinnati at USF * 8 p.m. NBC Sat., Oct. 10 Navy at Notre Dame TBD FS1 Sat., Sept. 12 UCF at Stanford 10:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 Tulsa at Oklahoma Noon FSN Sat., Sept. 19 SMU at TCU 8 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change. * American Athletic Conference game 13 Football

14 MEDIA SERVICES BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES TheAmerican.org The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date information on all facets of the league. Football standings, results, statistics and notes are updated as games are played. In addition, in-game scores for all football contests involving American Athletic Conference teams will be updated in-progress. CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for American Athletic Conference football and the media home for information on every Division I team and conference. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, photos and more for the conference and each of its 11 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media, or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@ collegepressbox.com. Weekly Teleconference The American Athletic Conference will hold weekly teleconferences with its 12 head football coaches, beginning Monday, Aug. 31 and continuing each Monday through Nov. 30. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes. Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should contact The American office for the phone number. This year s schedule is as follows (all times Eastern): 11 a.m. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy 11:10 a.m. Chad Morris, SMU 11:20 a.m. Bob Diaco, UConn 11:30 a.m. Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina 11:40 a.m. Philip Montgomery, Tulsa 11:50 a.m. Tom Herman, Houston Noon Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati 12:10 p.m. Willie Taggart, USF 12:20 p.m. Matt Rhule, Temple 12:30 p.m. Justin Fuente, Memphis 12:40 p.m. George O Leary, UCF 12:50 p.m. Curtis Johnson, Tulane Social Media Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference football news through social media. The American Twitter feed may be American_FB and the conference s official Facebook page is Conf. The American s Instagram handle AmericanConf American_Conf Weekly Release & Statistics Media members may access PDF versions of the complete weekly release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org or via CollegePressBox. com. Regular updates of the weekly release will be distributed via from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an request to Chuck Sullivan at csullivan@theamerican.org. Weekly Football Highlights The American Athletic Conference offers video highlights and clips of selected press conferences on a weekly basis through the XOS Digital XChange FTP tool. Content is available in full broadcast-quality resolution. Contact Chuck Sullivan (csullivan@ theamerican.org) for information on how to access the highlights. Weekly Awards The American names offensive, defensive and special teams Players of the Week each Monday morning during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by conference sports information directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site. Annual Awards The American Athletic Conference will name first and second all-conference teams, players of the year on offense, defense and special teams, rookie of the year and coach of the year. The awards are chosen by a vote of the league s 12 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. The awards will be announced Dec. 2, The American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team is comprised of players who have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or better over the previous academic year and completed at least two semesters of academic work. The team is announced in August. The American Athletic Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year was established to recognize student-athletes who have achieved success in the classroom and on the field. The winner receives a scholarship which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. American Athletic Conference Communications phone Football Contact Chuck Sullivan Director of Communications csullivan@theamerican.org Mobile: American Athletic Conference Communications Contacts UCF Brian Ormiston Office...(407) Mobile...(407) bormiston@athletics.ucf.edu CINCINNATI Ryan Koslen Office... (513) Mobile...(513) ryan.koslen@uc.edu UCONN Mike Enright Office...(860) Mobile...(860) menright@uconn.edu EAST CAROLINA Tom McClellan Office...(252) Mobile... (252) mcclellant@ecu.edu HOUSTON David Bassity Office...(713) Mobile... (405) dbassity@central.uh.edu MEMPHIS Ron Mears Office...(901) Mobile... (832) rmears@memphis.edu NAVY Scott Strasemeier Office... (410) Mobile...(443) sstrasem@usna.edu USF Brian Siegrist Office...(813) Mobile...(813) siegrist@usf.edu SMU Brad Sutton Office...(214) Mobile...(214) bsutton@smu.edu TEMPLE Rich Burg Office...(215) Mobile...(215) rich.burg@temple.edu TULANE Roger Dunaway Office... (504) Mobile... (504) roger@tulane.edu TULSA Don Tomkalski Office...(918) Mobile... (918) donald-tomkalski@utulsa.edu 14 Football